Idiom
pedal to the metal
Meaning
At maximum speed.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She put the pedal to the metal to arrive on time.”
“The highway was finally clear, so he put the pedal to the metal to make up for lost time.”
“With the finish line in sight, the driver kept the pedal to the metal, pushing the engine to its absolute limit.”
Examples
simple
“She put the pedal to the metal to arrive on time.”
contextual
“The highway was finally clear, so he put the pedal to the metal to make up for lost time.”
complex
“With the finish line in sight, the driver kept the pedal to the metal, pushing the engine to its absolute limit.”
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